By Adam Pagnucco. January’s campaign finance reports are in and all of Montgomery County’s state senators and delegates have reported. What can we learn about them? First, a few comments. …
Montgomery County Delegation
Progressive Maryland Releases 2010 Scorecard
Progressive Maryland (PM), an umbrella organization of trade unions, civil rights groups and other progressive institutions, has released its 2010 scorecard. PM ranks state legislators on a 100-point scale, with…
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has released its 2010 rankings of state legislators on environmental votes, as well as their lifetime records. Here are the lifetime voting percentages…
Panhandlers of MoCo
Montgomery County is the Economic Engine of Maryland. The county accounts for one-sixth of the state’s population, one-fifth of its employment and tax receipts, one-fourth of its personal income and…
In an earlier post, we detailed an attempt by the Prince George’s Delegation to acquire veto power over any changes to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s (WSSC) minority contracting program….
How to School Annapolis
This year was supposed to be a lean year in the statehouse. Cuts were everywhere. Furloughs and pink slips were being handed out left and right. State aid and teacher…
The commissioners of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) have been told by their general counsel that the agency’s current minority contracting program is illegal. That doesn’t sit well with…
How Legislation is Decided
Here’s a little tidbit illustrating how legislation really gets decided in Annapolis!The bit concerns Delegate Saqib Ali’s (D-39) local bill preventing landlords of rental housing from running credit checks on…
Follow the Money, Part Six (Updated)
So you think that Maryland political candidates have to disclose all their donors? Well, they don’t. They can legally conceal their identities by reporting “lump sums.”The State Board of Elections’…
Follow the Money, Part Five
Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? We know the answers and now so do you.Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)…